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Andrew George
Liberal Democrat MP for St Ives
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
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- Topics of interest
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- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Andrew George voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately against replacing Trident. votes
- Voted strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
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- Quite often rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Health, International Development, Treasury, Communities and Local Government
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): GM Crops, Bovine TB, Fisheries, Iraq, Rural Payments Agency
(based on written questions asked by Andrew George and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Grocery Market Ombudsman Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Marine and Coastal Access Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
- Health and Safety (Offences) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Housing and Regeneration Bill Committee (14 out of 17)
- Highways (Obstruction by Body Corporate) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Gangmasters (Licensing) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Hunting Bill Committee (24 out of 31)
- Marine Safety Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Hunting (Re-committed) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Marine Wildlife Conservation Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
Most recent appearances
- Petitions: VAT on Static Caravans (22 May 2012)
“In the 11 minutes remaining, I should like to deliver a petition on behalf of Mr Norman Bliss of the Lower Treave caravan park at Crows-An-Wra, near Penzance, in my west Cornwall and Isles of Scilly constituency, the premier holiday destination of the United Kingdom. In handing me this petition, the petitioners pointed out that the measure, far from resolving the anomaly that the Government...”
- Energy and Climate Change: Domestic Energy Bills (17 May 2012)
“Given that so few large companies took part in last week’s big switch, does my right hon. Friend agree that we should be concerned about the responsiveness of large companies to customers’ concerns? What can the Government do to ensure that all companies engage with any such initiative in future?”
- Energy and Climate Change: Topical Questions (17 May 2012)
“Further to the question asked by the hon. Member for Sittingbourne and Sheppey (Gordon Henderson), Warm Front was, in my view, undermined by the extortionate charges of a small cartel of suppliers. Given that only 22 companies are so far among the providers for the green deal, can the Minister assure us that local fitters and local suppliers can be part of the programme, so that costs are...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 80 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 84 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 77.68% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 3 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 561 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 30 Apr 2012. More about the Register
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Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks.Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £17,912 (360th) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,634 | £16,382 (447th) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £15,557 (282nd) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £19,765 (231st) | £27,110 (25th) | £26,867 (65th) | £25,000 | £19,325 (joint 11th with 77 others) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £16,025 (joint 307th with 1 other) |
| Staffing costs | £96,972 (273rd) | £86,872 (355th) | £80,846 (425th) | £78,860 | £70,336 (joint 324th with 20 others) | £68,198 (221st) | £65,584 (236th) | £45,148 (358th) |
| Communications Allowance | £9,987 (241st) | £6,774 (384th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £14,329 (86th)1 | £14,110 (102nd)2 | £16,070 (49th)3 | £17,473 | £23,321 (29th) | £26,255 (18th) | £23,232 (28th) | £18,091 (29th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £440 (174th) | £925 (116th) | £1,595 (58th) | £1,535 | £823 (212th) | £1,459 (108th) | £1,715 (69th) | £581 (222nd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £1,161 (102nd) | £1,818 (70th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £31 (joint 103rd with 1 other) | £466 (44th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £6,474 (90th) | £1,651 (67th) | £2,330 (73rd) | £1,761 | £1,496 (173rd) | £1,538 (123rd) | £2,070 (78th) | £1,825 (joint 101st with 1 other) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £5,292 (34th) | £6,960 (84th) | £4,703 | £4,788 (149th) | £5,280 (107th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,157 (joint 403rd with 2 others) | £954 (joint 482nd with 3 others) | £793 | £1,911 (joint 278th with 2 others) | £1,911 (joint 273rd with 2 others) | £1,911 (joint 270th with 2 others) | £1,911 (255th) | |
| Other Costs | £3,063 (58th) | £1,109 (73rd) | £2,647 (38th) | £5,549 | £145 (98th) | £0 | £5,803 (22nd) | £0 |
| Total | £170,135 (75th) | £170,367 (16th) | £160,379 (21st) | £157,308 | £138,527 (76th) | £143,773 (20th) | £138,271 (8th) | £99,138 (104th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,813 (104th). Rail £8,635 (63rd). Misc £551 (70th). Other: Rail £330 (61st).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,446 (73rd). Rail £7,858 (92nd). Air £505 (120th). Misc £243 (113th). Other: European £58 (139th).
3 Car £7,160 (27th). 3rd party £29 (48th). Rail £7,755 (73rd). Air £629 (137th). Other £497 (38th).